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7.
4. State whether the following are true or false. Justify your ans.,
(i) sin (A + B) =sin A + sin B.
(ii) The value of sinA increases as Aincreases.
(iii) The value of cosA increases as Aincreases.
(iv) sinA= cosA for all values of q.
(v) cot A is not defined for A = 0°.
2. Show that:
(i) tan 48° tan 23° tan 42° tan 67° = 1
(ii) cos 38° cos 52° + ½ sin 38° sin 52° = 0
3.
4. If tan A = cot B, prove that A + B = 90°.
5. If sec 4A = cosec (A – 20°), where 4A is an acute angle, find the value of A.
6. If A, B and C are interior angles of a triangle ABC, then show that
7. Express sin 67° + cos 75° in terms of trigonometric ratios of angles between 0°
and 45°.
EXERCISE 9.1
1. A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly
stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground.
Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with the
ground level is 30° (see Fig. 9.11).
the foot of the tree to the point where the top Fig. 9.11
touches the ground is 8 m. Find the height of the
tree.
3. A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the age of 5 years,
she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.5 m, and
is inclined at an angle of 30° to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep
slide at a height of 3m, and inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground. What should be the length of
the slide in each case?
4. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away from
the foot of the tower, is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
5. A kite is flying at a height of 60 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied to a point on
the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60°. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is
no slack in the string.
6. A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from
his eyes to the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks towards the building. Find
the distance he walked towards the building.
7. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the
tower.
8. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, find
the height of the building.
9. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is 80
m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are
60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.
10. A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of
elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of
the pedestal is 45°. Find the height of the pedestal
11. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away from
the foot of the tower, is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
12. A kite is flying at a height of 60 m above the ground. The string attached to the kite is temporarily tied to a point on
the ground. The inclination of the string with the ground is 60°. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is
no slack in the string.
13. A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation
from his eyes to the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks towards the building.
Find the distance he walked towards the building.
14. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission
tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the
tower.
15. A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of
elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of
the pedestal is 45°. Find the height of the pedestal.
16. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30° and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, find
the height of the building.
17. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is 80
m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are
60° and 30°, respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.